Under the supervision of the geologist Mohamed Abdel Salam, The Chmn and MD of Abu Qir Petroleum Company, the company has signed an a greement to replace and renovate an onshore power station in the Abu Qir gas field system with an EPC system with a total investment value of $4.6 million in Siemens Technologies SAE, which positively impacting on the optimum production of eletctricity sources available in the fields.
This is a vital project to the company, in the upcoming period, due to the replacement of major strategic equipments to proceed with the production process in the fields. This includes changing the main electrical distribution panels in LV Switchgear & MCC. With new advanced equipments, 5 panels operating since 1984 will be changed; which will provide a continuous observation for these equipments.
Meanwhile, implementation of comprehensive maintenance, improvement and development of the gas engines; which are responsible for generating electricity in the fields, will take place.
The project is to be implemented in terms of analysis and execution as a Fast Track project and is to be finished during the second quarter of 2021.